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Re: (KLBC) How does one express feelings...?

Lieven Litaer ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol ghojwI']

> Shane:

> > Also, i havn't seen a listing anywhere of what the curses 
> > mean...

You cannot really translate what they *mean*. What does "Darn!" really mean?
Or maybe the F-word? What is an idiot? Can you really tell what it means?

Maybe in english, an "a-hole" is insulting, but in Klingon that's just a
bodypart.

On the other hand, a {petaQ} is just a "P'tak". 
Don't translate it, just use it!

> > > I mean, what if we are to use the curses, wrong? They may be curses,

Voragh is right, you cannot curse inappropriately in Klingon.
You just need to distinguish between the insults (You fool!) and the general
curses (Dammit!)

> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8853/curse.html
> Note that this was just an informal list ...

Oh yes, you should pay attention with it, 'cause it contains non-canon
vocabulary (that is what we call not official Klingon); for instance Klingon
has no letter "k", and also not an "L" following a "p"

But it's interesting anyway :-)

Quvar.

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